The Secret Tradition in Freemasonry, Vol. 2: And an Analysis of the Inter-Relation Between the Craft and the High Grades in Respect to Their Term of ... by the Way of Symbolism (Classic Reprint) Book

THE ARGUMENT I. The Root-Matter of the Alleged Hermetic Connection The Masonic aspects of Alchemy-Further concerning the gifts of spiritual building-The question of Hermetic interference-That such interference must have been tinctured with Kabalism-That it was not of practical Alchemy-State of the question in the mind of Masonic writers-Slightness of their acquaintance with Hermetic literature-The initiation of Ashmole-Meaning of the term Hermetic in the seventeenth century-High Grades developed in the alchemical sense-The French Rite of Philalethes-Its origin and growth-Nature of its interests-The Grade content-Masonic and philosophical aims-Conventions held at Paris-Dissolution of the Rite-Disappointments in Hermetic Masonry-The term in mystical Alchemy and in Kabalism-Alchemy and the Secret Tradition. II. The School of Alchemy History of Alchemy in Europe-The Byzantine alchemists -Some questions for future research-Rise of Latin Alchemy-Of Alchemy in living languages-The Roman Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS; VOLUME II BOOK V Qt Blcbemg in flDasonrg; SECTION PAG 8; I The Root-Matter of the Alleged Hermetic; Connection ; 9; II The School ofAlchemy: an Excursus 21; III Masonic Systems of Alchemical Degrees and,; Firstly, the Hermetic Rite of Abb£ Pernety 39; IV Masonic Systems of Alchemical Degrees and,; Secondly, the Hermetic Rite of Baron Tschoudy - 53; V Masonic Systems of Alchemical Degrees and,; Thirdly, the Rite of Mizraim 81; VI Masonic Systems of Alchemical Degrees and, Fourthly, the Hermetic Elements in the Oriental Order of Memphis 91; VII Les Archives Mitho-Hermetiques 98; Contents; BOOK VI; ©f flDafltcal anb Ifcabaltstfcal 2>eflrees; I The Horizon of Ceremonial Magic 115; II Of Certain Isolated Systems claiming Derivation from Magical and Kabalistical Sources, or Working their Particular MyRead More